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In reply to the discussion: Change On Federal Benefits Payments Could Leave Child Support Debtors With No Income [View all]msanthrope
(37,549 posts)88. That case is a good example why people shouldn't wait on modifications.....
I know that CA does allow you to do some child support issues by mail...thay use the facilitors office, and legal aid can help you as far as that goes...
But if you are past modification, and into arrearages and a judgment against you, then you aren't going to do it by mail.
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Purveyor
Feb 2012
OP
So many people do not know or understand the formula thing, different than in the Good Old Days
uppityperson
Feb 2012
#25
Knowing how it goes, you probably spent it on something for yourself or your new boyfriend rather
uppityperson
Feb 2012
#104
Many states have net worth caps, making it impossible to have 4k laying around.
Sirveri
Feb 2012
#61
"Child custody & child support decisions should be made by a panel of people who work in family..."
uppityperson
Feb 2012
#116
No - there are no options when you are unemployed and can't find a job
proud2BlibKansan
Feb 2012
#18
I hear your pain brother. When my wife divorced me I negotiated a 50% no fault settlement with my
Monk06
Feb 2012
#68
Thanks brother and hope your situation improves in the future. Father's parental rights are getting
Monk06
Feb 2012
#109
They are still adults though who dont deserve to be stepped on by a system thats lacks common sense.
cstanleytech
Feb 2012
#62
I know of few, if any, women who are "better off financially" after a divorce, even with child
uppityperson
Feb 2012
#26
You don't need an attorney to get child support modification done. There are formulas and he can
uppityperson
Feb 2012
#24
Baloney back at you. I move away and filed via mail with the state. So did my ex after he moved to
uppityperson
Feb 2012
#83
He is in arrears from yrs ago, never paid, and now will go to jail, yet you feel bad because he
uppityperson
Feb 2012
#86
This is beyond crazy - NEVER go to court on something this important without a lawyer
AngryAmish
Feb 2012
#91
People saying they can't afford lawyers should just leave the child support order
treestar
Feb 2012
#99
Yep--It's called being a deadbeat parent. He doesn't need a lawyer to modify his child support.
msanthrope
Feb 2012
#85
I feel sorry for all the real people caught in this STUPID dualism of good kid/bad dad
saras
Feb 2012
#5
SSI can NOT be seized, what is being discussed is SS Disability and other federal benefitsi
happyslug
Feb 2012
#50
another example of the total bankruptcy of the "nuclear family" concept
bread_and_roses
Feb 2012
#31
Seriously? Paying for housing, food, clothing, expenses for the child doesn't cost much? Seriously?
uppityperson
Feb 2012
#40
I'll say fuck the deadbeat parents, of either sex. Child support is for the child, no matter who
uppityperson
Feb 2012
#43
Same way I went to court myself from 1000 miles away. I filed through the mail.
uppityperson
Feb 2012
#107
Most states that can be done, but some states, especially older cases, NOT True
happyslug
Feb 2012
#119
By no possible logic is this sustainable, your "choice" is not one. It is toxic for society.
TheKentuckian
Feb 2012
#117
If the non-custodial parent dies of starvation or freezes to death, that doesn't help the kids.
Nye Bevan
Feb 2012
#102